K-12 Schooling through Virtual Exchange: Opportunities in a Fractured Context

Autor/inn/en	Hinshaw, Nicole; Gonzalez, Stephanie; Engel, Laura
Titel	K-12 Schooling through Virtual Exchange: Opportunities in a Fractured Context
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 12 (2022), S.1-16 (2022 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Exchange Programs; Elementary Secondary Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Program Implementation; Teacher Attitudes; COVID-19; Pandemics; Empathy; Cultural Awareness; Race; Barriers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Computerkonferenz; Lehrerverhalten; Empathie; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Rasse; Abstammung
Abstract	The study considers the opportunities and barriers facing the implementation of virtual exchange in K-12 education, and the perceptions of access to these opportunities for underrepresented students in the context of the federal US education system. These issues are examined through the lens of a domestic program offered by Empatico known as Empathy Across the US. Our findings point to several of the known barriers in the facilitation of virtual exchange, including technology access and pressing demands facing teachers, both of which impact accessibility. This study offers insights into how teachers in different settings perceive and experience the implementation of a domestic model of virtual exchange. As K-12 virtual exchange programs often rely on the willingness of teachers to implement these kinds of programs outside of the official school curriculum, our research indicated the importance of system-wide investment and structural support for domestic virtual exchange beyond individual champions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01